Gustar Review

Not like other verbs...

•Gustar is not like other verbs...

•Remember that we should not attempt to translate literally, but rather translate ideas.

I say, you say...

• In English we say; “I like to run.”

• In Spanish we would say; “Running is pleasing to me.”

I say, you say....

• Gustar has only two forms, one singular, one plural...

x

x

gusta

x

x

gustan

I say, you say...

•The verb reflects how many things are pleasing.

•One thing = gusta

•Two or more things = gustan

Like to (verb)

• Verbs; 1 or 100 verbs = gusta

I.O.P.

• The indirect object pronoun that preceeds gustar lets us know who is being pleased.

I.O.P.

me

te

le

nos

os

les

Examples

•Me gusta...

•Te gusta...

•Le gusta...

•Nos gusta...

•Les gusta...

Prepositional Pronoun...

• In addition to the indirect object pronoun, we also use a clarifier to help us.

•The proper name for a clarifier is a prepositional pronoun. You may hear me refer to both names.

Prepositional Pronoun...

A mí

A ti

A él

A nosotros

A vosotros

A ellos

A mi

A ti

A él

A nosotros

A vosotros

A ellos

me

te

le

nos

os

les

x x

x x

gusta gustan

Clarifier I.O.P. Verb

All Together...

Placement

•In a statement, the clarifier goes at the beginning of the sentence.

•A mí me gusta el inglés.

Placement

•In a question, the clarifier is usually put at the end of the sentence, but could be found at the beginning.

• ¿Le gusta correr a ella?

In use...

•Once a prepositional pronoun has clarified the sentence, we no longer need to use it.

• ¿Le gusta leer a ella?

•Sí, le gusta leer.

•When you are listing multiple people, you need to use an “a” before each person.

•A mi madre y a mi tío les gustan los panqueques.

•Please note the difference:

•A mí = to me (prepositional pronoun)

•mi = my (possessive pronoun)

A mí me gustan las floras

Yo / las floras

A Antonio y A Diana les gusta helado

Antonio y Diana / helado

A él le gusta correr y andar en bicicleta

Él / correr & andar en bicicleta